Gholdengo counters

Gen 9 Inheritance · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Gholdengo
#1000 Gholdengo
SteelGhost
USAGE 31.9% #2
ABILITYInfiltrator
BASE STATS
HP 87
ATK 60
DEF 95
SPA 133
SPD 91
SPE 84
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireGroundGhostDark
½×
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Bug
0×
NormalFightingPoison
Moves
Shadow Ball 76.9% Spikes 61.5% Strength Sap 41.8% Recover 40.9% Rapid Spin 39.4% Ice Beam 28.9% Earth Power 18.3% Will-O-Wisp 9.2%
Items
Colbur Berry 33.8% Leftovers 24.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 17.6% Covert Cloak 8.1% Air Balloon 6.1% Rocky Helmet 2.5% Choice Scarf 2.0% Life Orb 1.8%
Abilities
Infiltrator36.7%Levitate20.9%Storm Drain12.7%Water Absorb6.9%Unaware6.8%Wind Rider3.9%Fur Coat2.7%Flash Fire2.6%
Common Teammates
Iron Hands51.2%Snorlax37.7%Enamorus25.2%Thundurus24.8%Ting-Lu23.7%Corviknight21.7%Goodra-Hisui21.6%Zapdos17.8%
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Ranked #2 with 31.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.